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jg13 · 10-03-2022, 12:35 PM

My thoughts on the cheating scandals.

Poker: This one is very interesting because there are a lot of things that could make you believe that she was cheating however I don't think this was the case. The hand exactly previous to the one she made that hero call on she had J3. The next hand when she made the hero call she had J4 and a 3 was the turn card. She said "Is a 3 good?" which I believe makes it seem like she believed she had a 3 and bottom pair. Once she ended up winning with J high I believe she was embarrassed and flustered in the moment and tried to make an excuse for making such a strange call which unfortunately for her makes it look worse because what she said immediately after winning the hand didn't make sense. Looks like Phil Ivey agrees that is most likely what happened.

https://twitter.com/user/status/1577000868297048064

Chess: I follow chess quite a bit and it sounds like when Neimann was invited to the tournament as a last minute replacement a couple of players including Carlsen contemplated dropping out prior to the tournament starting but since a lot of them already had their accommodation booked, already were in the St Louis area from across the world they decided to play anyways. Not only has Hans admitted to cheating in the past but his mentor has been busted for cheating as well https://www.vice.com/en/article/z34q...om-emails-show. I don't believe Hans cheated in the game that he beat Magnus in during the Sinquefield cup however I think knowing Hans is capable of cheating threw Magnus off his game which led him to play very poorly.

I believe these two tweets below are pretty convincing evidence that Hans has cheated more recently than he claims. (Claimed the last time he cheated was when he was 16 back in 2019)

https://twitter.com/user/status/1574780445744668673

https://twitter.com/user/status/1574780448328359943

Either Hans is the most impressive American talent of all time or he's a fraud IMO.

Fishing: First i've heard of this scandal.

Edit: Adding Phil Ivy take video.

10-03-2022, 12:35 PM	#19
jg13 Franchise Player Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Calgary Exp:	My thoughts on the cheating scandals. Poker: This one is very interesting because there are a lot of things that could make you believe that she was cheating however I don't think this was the case. The hand exactly previous to the one she made that hero call on she had J3. The next hand when she made the hero call she had J4 and a 3 was the turn card. She said "Is a 3 good?" which I believe makes it seem like she believed she had a 3 and bottom pair. Once she ended up winning with J high I believe she was embarrassed and flustered in the moment and tried to make an excuse for making such a strange call which unfortunately for her makes it look worse because what she said immediately after winning the hand didn't make sense. Looks like Phil Ivey agrees that is most likely what happened. https://twitter.com/user/status/1577000868297048064 Chess: I follow chess quite a bit and it sounds like when Neimann was invited to the tournament as a last minute replacement a couple of players including Carlsen contemplated dropping out prior to the tournament starting but since a lot of them already had their accommodation booked, already were in the St Louis area from across the world they decided to play anyways. Not only has Hans admitted to cheating in the past but his mentor has been busted for cheating as well https://www.vice.com/en/article/z34q...om-emails-show. I don't believe Hans cheated in the game that he beat Magnus in during the Sinquefield cup however I think knowing Hans is capable of cheating threw Magnus off his game which led him to play very poorly. I believe these two tweets below are pretty convincing evidence that Hans has cheated more recently than he claims. (Claimed the last time he cheated was when he was 16 back in 2019) https://twitter.com/user/status/1574780445744668673 https://twitter.com/user/status/1574780448328359943 Either Hans is the most impressive American talent of all time or he's a fraud IMO. Fishing: First i've heard of this scandal. Edit: Adding Phil Ivy take video. Last edited by jg13; 10-03-2022 at 12:52 PM.